Form 51-102F4
Business Acquisition Report
(the “Report”)
ITEM 1 | IDENTITY OF COMPANY |
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1.1 | Name and Address of Company |
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| Merus Labs International Inc. |
| 1177 West Hastings Street, Suite 2007 |
| Vancouver, BC V6E 2K3 |
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1.2 | Executive Officer |
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| Ahmad Doroudian, 604 805-7753 |
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ITEM 2 | DETAILS OF ACQUISITION |
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2.1 | Nature of Business Acquired |
Merus International Labs Inc. (“Old Merus”) and Envoy Capital Group Inc. (“Envoy”) entered into a definitive arrangement agreement on November 10, 2011, pursuant to which, on December 19, 2011, Envoy and Merus amalgamated to form a new company called Merus International Labs Inc. (“Merus”) pursuant to a plan of arrangement under theBusiness Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “Arrangement”). Holders of common shares of Old Merus (each, an “Old Merus Share”) received one common shares of Merus (each, a “Merus Share”) for every four Old Merus Shares held and holders of common shares of Envoy (each, an “Envoy Share”) received one Merus Share for every Envoy Share held. The holders of options and warrants to purchase common shares of Old Merus or Envoy received options or warrants, as applicable, to purchase common shares of Merus, which were adjusted for the exchange ratio of Merus Shares for Old Merus Shares.
Details with respect to the Arrangement were disclosed in a joint management information circular dated November 10, 2011 (the “Circular”) on page 29 under the heading “The Arrangement”. The Circular was filed by Old Merus and Envoy on SEDAR on November 11, 2011.
2.2 | Acquisition Date |
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| The acquisition date used for accounting purposes is December 19, 2011. |
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2.3 | Consideration |
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| Please see the description of the Arrangement under Item 2.1. |
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2.4 | Effect on Financial Position |
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| Details with respect to the effect on the financial position of Envoy and Old Merus were disclosed in the Circular on page 64 under the heading “Pro FormaInformation Concerning Amalco”. |
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2.5 | Prior Valuations |
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| Details with respect to prior valuations were disclosed in the Circular on page 30 under the heading “Fairness Opinion”. |
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2.6 | Parties to Transaction |
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| Old Merus, Envoy and their respective securityholders were parties to the Arrangement. Other than the officers and directors of Old Merus and Envoy who held shares of Old Merus and Envoy, Old Merus, Envoy or their respective securityholders were not informed persons, associates or affiliates of Merus prior to the closing of the Arrangement. |
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2.7 | Date of Report |
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| March 2, 2012 |
ITEM 3 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION |
The following financial statements of Old Merus are filed on SEDAR and are incorporated by reference into this Report:
| (a) | annual audited financial statements for the years ended May 31, 2011 and 2010; and |
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| (b) | interim financial statements for the interim periods ended November 30, 2011 and 2010. |
Merus has not obtained the consent of the auditors to include the audit reports thereon in this Report.
The following are the pro forma financial statements for Merus as of September 30, 2011.
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AMALCO
Consolidated pro-forma balance sheets
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
(unaudited)
| | Envoy Capital | | | Merus Labs | | | | | | | | | | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | Pro-forma | | | | | | Pro-forma | |
| | 2011 | | | 2011 | | | Adjustments | | | Note 4 | | | Amalco | |
| | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | | | | $ | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Current Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Cash | | 5,059,650 | | | 347,721 | | | 6,272,918 | | | a | | | 2,340,947 | |
| | | | | | | | (4,311,067 | ) | | a | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 8,393,000 | | | b | | | | |
| | | | | | | | (13,421,175 | ) | | c | | | | |
Investments held for trading | | 3,134,137 | | | -- | | | -- | | | | | | 3,134,137 | |
Accounts receivable, net | | 78,978 | | | 1,407,052 | | | -- | | | | | | 1,486,030 | |
Prepaid expenses | | 19,676 | | | 16,478 | | | -- | | | | | | 36,154 | |
Inventory | | -- | | | 421,756 | | | -- | | | | | | 421,756 | |
Loans receivable | | 1,598,260 | | | -- | | | -- | | | | | | 1,598,260 | |
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| | 9,890,701 | | | 2,193,007 | | | (3,066,424 | ) | | | | | 9,017,284 | |
Real estate | | 1,116,000 | | | -- | | | -- | | | | | | 1,116,000 | |
Property, plant and equipment | | 12,150 | | | -- | | | -- | | | | | | 12,150 | |
Intangible assets | | -- | | | 19,810,393 | | | -- | | | | | | 19,810,393 | |
Goodwill | | -- | | | -- | | | 17,529,040 | | | d | | | 17,529,040 | |
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| | 11,018,851 | | | 22,003,400 | | | 14,462,616 | | | | | | 47,484,867 | |
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Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Current Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | 686,339 | | | 245,533 | | | 548,436 | | | e | | | 1,480,308 | |
Due to related party | | -- | | | 2,000 | | | -- | | | | | | 2,000 | |
Income taxes payable | | -- | | | 178,796 | | | -- | | | | | | 178,796 | |
Current portion of long-term loan payable | | -- | | | 157,500 | | | -- | | | | | | 157,500 | |
Short-term loan payable | | -- | | | 4,311,067 | | | (4,311,067 | ) | | a | | | -- | |
Due to Iroko | | -- | | | 13,421,275 | | | (13,421,275 | ) | | c | | | -- | |
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| | 686,339 | | | 18,316,171 | | | (17,183,906 | ) | | | | | 1,818,604 | |
Long-term loan payable | | -- | | | 342,500 | | | -- | | | | | | 342,500 | |
Future income tax liability | | -- | | | 1,382,878 | | | -- | | | | | | 1,382,878 | |
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| | 686,339 | | | 20,041,549 | | | (17,183,906 | ) | | | | | 3,543,982 | |
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Shareholders’ Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Share capital | | 8,762,524 | | | 3,648,664 | | | 6,272,918 | | | a | | | 40,957,482 | |
| | | | | | | | 8,393,000 | | | b | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 17,529,040 | | | d | | | | |
| | | | | | | | (3,648,664 | ) | | f | | | | |
Contributed surplus | | 30,719,348 | | | 450,992 | | | (450,992 | ) | | f, h | | | 30,719,348 | |
Deficit | | (29,149,360 | ) | | (2,137,805 | ) | | (548,436 | ) | | e | | | (27,735,945 | ) |
| | | | | | | | 2,137,805 | | | f | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 1,961,851 | | | f | | | | |
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| | 10,332,512 | | | 1,961,851 | | | 31,646,522 | | | | | | 43,940,885 | |
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| | 11,018,851 | | | 22,003,400 | | | 14,462,616 | | | | | | 47,484,867 | |
AMALCO
Consolidated pro-forma statements of operations and comprehensive loss
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
(unaudited)
| | Envoy Capital | | | Merus Labs | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Twelve Months | | | Twelve Months | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ended | | | Ended | | | | | | | | | | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | Pro-forma | | | | | | Proforma | |
| | 2011 | | | 2011 | | | Adjustments | | | Note 4 | | | Amalco | |
| | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | | | | $ | |
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Revenues | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sales | | -- | | | 3,477,380 | | | – | | | | | | 3,477,380 | |
Net investment gains | | 1,403,189 | | | -- | | | – | | | | | | 1,403,189 | |
Interest and dividend income | | 479,158 | | | -- | | | | | | | | | 479,158 | |
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| | 1,882,347 | | | 3,477,380 | | | | | | | | | 5,359,727 | |
Cost of goods sold | | -- | | | 396,475 | | | – | | | | | | 396,475 | |
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Gross margin | | 1,882,347 | | | 3,080,905 | | | | | | | | | 4,963,252 | |
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Expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Amortization and depreciation | | 17,062 | | | 539,589 | | | – | | | | | | 556,651 | |
Foreign exchange loss | | -- | | | 1,004,260 | | | – | | | | | | 1,004,260 | |
Management fees | | -- | | | 82,500 | | | -- | | | | | | 82,500 | |
Professional fees | | -- | | | 148,520 | | | 548,436 | | | e | | | 696,956 | |
Selling, general and administrative | | 638,764 | | | 265,172 | | | -- | | | | | | 903,936 | |
Occupancy costs | | 79,070 | | | -- | | | -- | | | | | | 79,070 | |
Salaries and benefits | | 1,869,799 | | | 151,507 | | | -- | | | | | | 2,021,306 | |
Stock-based compensation | | -- | | | 41,142 | | | -- | | | | | | 41,142 | |
Transfer agent and filing fees | | -- | | | 43,745 | | | -- | | | | | | 43,745 | |
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| | 2,604,695 | | | 2,276,435 | | | 548,436 | | | | | | 5,429,566 | |
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Net income (loss) before other income (expense) | | (722,348 | ) | | 804,470 | | | 548,436 | | | | | | (466,314 | ) |
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Other income (expense) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Accretion of discount on loan payable | | -- | | | (451,202 | ) | | | | | | | | (451,202 | ) |
Interest expense and financing costs | | (10,865 | ) | | (256,951 | ) | | | | | | | | (267,816 | ) |
Restructuring expense | | (6,061,413 | ) | | -- | | | 6,061,413 | | | g | | | -- | |
Other income | | -- | | | 3,506 | | | – | | | | | | 3,506 | |
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| | (6,072,278 | ) | | (704,647 | ) | | 6,061,413 | | | | | | (715,512 | ) |
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Net income/(loss) before income taxes, minority interest and discontinued operations | | (6,794,626 | ) | | 99,823 | | | 5,512,977 | | | | | | (1,181,826 | ) |
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Income tax expense | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Current | | -- | | | 178,796 | | | -- | | | | | | 178,796 | |
Future | | -- | | | 1,382,878 | | | – | | | | | | 1,382,878 | |
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Net income/(loss) before minority interest and discontinued operations | | (6,794,626 | ) | | (1,461,851 | ) | | 5,512,977 | | | | | | (2,743,500 | ) |
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Minority interest | | (7,018 | ) | | -- | | | -- | | | | | | (7,018 | ) |
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Net income/(loss) before discontinued operations | | (6,787,608 | ) | | (1,461,851 | ) | | 5,512,977 | | | | | | (2,736,482 | ) |
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Loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes | | (396,471 | ) | | -- | | | 396,471 | | | g | | | -- | |
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes | | (282,969 | ) | | -- | | | 282,969 | | | g | | | -- | |
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Net income/(loss) and comprehensive income (loss) | | (7,467,048 | )
| | (1,461,851 | )
| | 6,192,417 |
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| | | (2,736,482 | )
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Net earnings/(loss) per share, basic | | (0.93 | ) | | (0.07 | ) | | | | | | | | (0.11 | ) |
Net earnings/(loss) per share, diluted | | (0.93 | ) | | (0.07 | ) | | | | | | | | (0.11 | ) |
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Weighted average shares outstanding, basic | | 8,028,377 | | | 22,281,000 | | | | | | | | | 25,164,000 | |
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted | | 8,028,377 | | | 22,281,000 | | | | | | | | | 25,164,000 | |
AMALCO |
Notes to the consolidated pro-forma financial statements |
(Expressed in Canadian dollars) |
1. | Description of Transaction |
On November 9, 2011, Envoy Capital Group Inc. (“Envoy”) and Merus Labs International Inc. (“ Merus”) entered into an arrangement agreement, whereby Envoy and Merus agreed to amalgamate (the “Amalgamation”) to form a new company (“Amalco”). The proposed Amalgamation will be effected by way of a Plan of Arrangement completed under the British Columbia Business Corporations Act. It will feature a common share exchange through which:
| • | Envoy shareholders will receive one common shares of Amalco (each, an “Amalco Common Share”) for each common share of Envoy (each, an “Envoy Common Share”) owned; and |
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| • | Merus shareholders will receive 0.25 Amalco Common Shares for each common share of Merus (each, a “Merus Common Share”) owned. |
Prior to the Amalgamation, Envoy may consolidate its shares, as determined by Envoy’s board of directors, on the basis of up to one new Envoy Common Share for every three old Envoy Common Shares. The exchange ratio for Merus will be adjusted to account for any consolidation of Envoy Common Shares. On closing of the Amalgamation, under the terms of the arrangement agreement, all outstanding Envoy Common Share stock options and warrants will be exchanged for Amalco Common Share stock options, adjusted based on the Envoy exchange ratio of 1:1.
On closing of the Amalgamation, under the terms of the arrangement agreement, all outstanding Merus Common Share stock options and warrants will be exchanged for Amalco Common Share stock options, adjusted based on the Merus exchange ratio of 0.25:1, as adjusted to account for any consolidation of the Envoy Common Shares.
The transaction is subject to approval by Envoy and Merus common shareholders as well as regulatory, stock exchange and court approvals. The required shareholder approval will be 66% of the votes cast by each of the holders of Envoy and Merus Common Shares at shareholder meetings held to consider the proposed amalgamation transaction.
The accompanying unaudited pro-forma combined financial statements of Amalco have been prepared by management in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Canadian “GAAP”) from information derived from the financial statements of Envoy Capital Group Inc. (“Envoy”) and Merus Labs International Inc. (“Merus”) together with other information available to Amalco. The unaudited pro-forma combined financial statements have been prepared for inclusion in the Joint Management Information Circular involving Envoy and Merus dated November 10, 2011 in conjunction with the transaction described in Note 1 above.
The unaudited pro-forma consolidated financial statements have been prepared from:
| • | Envoy’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements as at and for the year ended September 30, 2011, and |
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| • | Merus’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements as at and for the year ended September 30, 2011. |
The unaudited pro-forma consolidated financial statements have been prepared as follows:
| • | To include all adjustments necessary for fair presentation in accordance with Canadian GAAP, |
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| • | To illustrate the impact of the transaction. The unaudited pro-forma consolidated financial statements may not be indicative of the operating results or financial condition that actually would have occurred if the transaction had been completed on the dates or for the periods presented, nor do they purport to project the results that may be obtained in the future. |
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AMALCO |
Notes to the consolidated pro-forma financial statements |
(Expressed in Canadian dollars) |
3. | Significant Accounting Policies |
Envoy and Merus prepare their consolidated financial statements in accordance with Canadian GAAP.
The unaudited pro-forma consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis that Envoy will acquire Merus using the purchase method of accounting. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of Merus will be recorded at their estimated fair value using CICA 1582Business Combinations.
4. | Preliminary Purchase Price Calculation and Allocation |
The transaction described above in Note 1 has resulted in the following estimated purchase price allocation:
| Estimated Purchase Price | | | |
| Amalco Common Shares issued to Merus shareholders | | 11,900,979 | |
| Value of shares issued (per common share) | $ | 2.00 | |
| | | 23,801,958 | |
The above purchase price has been allocated based on management’s preliminary estimates of fair values as follows:
| Allocation of Purchase Price | | | |
| Cash | | 347,721 | |
| Accounts receivable | | 1,407,052 | |
| Prepaid expenses | | 16,478 | |
| Inventory | | 421,756 | |
| Intangible assets | | 19,810,393 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | (245,533 | ) |
| Due to related party | | (2,000 | ) |
| Income taxes payable | | (178,796 | ) |
| Due to Iroko | | (13,421,275 | ) |
| Long-term loan payable | | (500,000 | ) |
| Future income tax liability | | (1,382,878 | ) |
| Goodwill | | 17,529,040 | |
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| | | 23,801,958 | |
The unaudited pro-forma consolidated financial statements include the following pro-forma adjustments and assumptions:
| a. | In October 2011, 16,324,250 warrants of Merus were exercised for total proceeds of $6,272,918. Part of these proceeds was used to repay Merus’s short-term loan payable of $4,311,067. |
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| b. | Private placement of 4,196,500 Amalco Shares at $2 per share for proceeds of $8,393,000. |
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| c. | Repayment of due to Iroko of $13,421,275 by Amalco. |
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AMALCO |
Notes to the consolidated pro-forma financial statements |
(Expressed in Canadian dollars) |
4. | Preliminary Purchase Price Calculation and Allocation(continued) |
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| d. | 11,900,979 shares of Amalco issued to holders of Merus Shares at $2 per share for total consideration of $23,801,958. Allocation of the consideration to Merus’s net assets and liabilities assumed will result in goodwill of $17,529,040. |
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| e. | Transaction costs of plan of arrangement of $548,436. |
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| f. | Elimination of historical share capital of $3,648,664, contributed surplus of $450,992 and deficit of $2,137,805 belonging to Merus, resulting in $1,961,851 being eliminated from Amalco’s deficit. |
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| g. | Elimination of one-time restructuring expense of $6,061,413 incurred by Envoy, loss from disposal of discontinued operations of $396,471 and loss from discontinued operations of $484,372 related to Watt International Inc. |
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| h. | Assumption that the replacement of Envoy and Merus options and warrants will not result in an increase in fair value of Amalco’s options and warrants. |
The calculation and purchase price allocation is a preliminary estimate and will change depending on several factors. The impact of these factors will not be known until the completion of the transaction. The factors are as follows:
| • | Changes in fair values of Merus’s assets and liabilities between September 30, 2011 and the closing date of the transaction and as further analysis is completed. |
| • | Actual number of Merus Common Shares outstanding at the closing of the transaction. |
5. | Pro-forma Share Capital |
The pro-forma share capital has been determined as follows:
| | | Number of Shares | | | Amount | |
| Number of shares issued to Merus shareholders | | 11,900,979 | | | 23,801,958 | |
| Number of shares issued to Envoy shareholders | | 8,762,524 | | | 8,762,524 | |
| Planned private placement of 4,500,000 Amalco shares at $2/share | | 4,500,000 | | | 9,000,000 | |
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| | | 25,163,503 | | | 41,564,482 | |
The pro-forma share capital assumes the minimum number of Amalco Shares of 25,163,503 is issued. The effect of the maximum number of shares that could be issued upon the amalgamation being effected of 30,291,664 Amalco Shares has not been included.
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